LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - SOCIAL WORK
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
SW 2801 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH & STATISTICS
Date : 22/04/2008
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
CQ 6
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – I
SECTION – A
Answer all questions.
Each answer should not exceed 50 words.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
5 x 2 = 10 Marks
Define Social work research
Mention any four National agencies for promoting and conducting Social work research in India.
Mention any four sources for Identification of Research Problem.
List out any four methods of Social Research.
Differentiate Quantitative research from Qualitative research.
SECTION – B
Answer any Two questions.
Each answer should not exceed 300 words.
2 x 10 = 20 Marks
6. Define Hypothesis and discuss the steps in construction of Hypothesis.
7. Elucidate the characteristics of the Case study method.
8. Write a short note an Questionnaire.
SECTION – C
Answer any One question.
The answer should not exceed 600 words.
1 x 20 = 20 Marks
9. Write an essay on Research Designs. Analyze their advantages and disadvantages.
10. Explain the different methods of sampling with suitable examples.
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PART - II
SECTION – A
Answer all questions.
Each answer should not exceed 50 words.
11. Write any four purposes of Tabulation of data.
12. Define Statistics
13. What do you mean by Measures of Dispersion
14. Write the various types of Averages
15. What is Correlation?
5 x 2 = 10 Marks
SECTION – B
Answer any Two questions.
Each answer should not exceed 300 words.
16. Describe the graphic presentation of data
17. Explain the nature, uses and limitation of statistics
18. Calculate standard deviation for the following data
Score
5 – 10
10 – 15
15 – 20
20 – 25
25- 30
30 – 35
2 x 10 = 20 Marks
Frequency
5
9
29
54
11
5
SECTION – C
Answer any One question.
The answer should not exceed 600 words.
1 x 20 = 20 Marks
19. Calculate Mean, Median and Mode for the following distributions
Rent (in Rs.)
No. of Houses
15-25
25-35
35-45
45-55
55-65
65-75
75-85
85-95
8
10
15
25
40
20
15
7
20. From the following information state whether the two variables i.e. Educational
Qualification and Job Satisfaction are independent. (Table Value = 5.991).
Job Satisfaction
Low
Medium
High
Educational Qualification
UG
PG
93
88
90
76
97
56
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